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ICI reports $165 billion US quarterly closed-end fund assets

The combined assets of US closed-end funds were US$165.03 billion (A$248.14 billion) at the end of March 2003, the US Investment Company Institute (ICI) has reported in a quarterly statistical collection of closed-end funds. Total closed-end fund assets ...

RBA may cut interest rates, economy set to weaken: ICAP

The RBA seems set to cut interest rates soon, as the balance of risks slowly tilts and the economy looks set to weaken more than expected, the latest ICAP weekly insight has forecasted. "In its testimony to the House of Representatives Committee last ...

Advance Asset Management gets Morningstar upgrade

Morningstar has upgraded Advance Asset Management's business and management strength rating from one to two stars based on the company's recent strengths in stability, profitability and leadership. Advance's overall rating of three Morningstar stars ...

Housing finance rises 3.4% in April: ABS

Housing finance for owner occupation rose 3.4 per cent in April to $9.36 billion as compared to the $9.05 billion in March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. Personal finance dropped 5.3% in April to $5.76 billion compared to the ...

Refinancing of existing housing loans hits record high: ABS

The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures released today on housing finance showed a record 28.4 per cent of all Australian housing finance approvals in April were for the purpose of refinancing an existing loan. The average loan value ...

House prices rise by 3.4% in March quarter: ABS

House prices in Australian capital cities rose by an average of 3.4 per cent in the March quarter, according to figures today released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Brisbane has experienced the steepest rise in prices over the last 12 ...

Campbell releases Amendment Bill to aid FSR transition

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Senator Ian Campbell has released a list of proposed legislative changes designed to clarify aspects of new arrangements introduced by the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA). "The Government and the Australian ...

Costello warns of drought-led economic slowdown

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has warned of a slowdown in the Australian economy, despite the strength of the domestic market against international economic woes. "Notwithstanding the difficult international economy, the Australian economy continues ...

GDP grows 2.9% for 2002-2003 and 0.7% in the March quarter: ABS

The Australian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at 2.9 per cent from March 2002 to March 2003, while the change from the December 2002 to the March 2003 quarter was 0.7%, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The non-farm GDP rose 0.8% ...

Interest rates and strength of Australian dollar to rise: NAB

The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cash rate is expected to remain unchanged at 4.75 per cent till the March quarter of 2004 and may rise to 5% in June 2004 and onwards to 5.25% in September 2004, according to National Australia Bank (NAB) predictions. ...